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Following is an excerpt from a good genealogy story found in the August 8, 2010 edition of GoDanRiver.com. The honored ancestor had 13 children and something in the area of 1800 descendants. For more than 75 years, the descendants of Continue reading Descendants of Stephen Tarpley Dedicate a New Headstone at Annual Reunion
Following is an excerpt from an article in the August 7, 2010 edition of the Grand Forks Herald about what can be found in the Grand Forks Room in the Grand Forks North Dakota Public Library. Would you like to Continue reading Genealogical Treasures Found in the Grand Forks Room
I just read one of the most interesting “records” stories I’ve ever seen. John Barry, a staff writer for the Tampa Bay Times did a column that posted at Tampabay.com on August 1, 2010. Barry reports the story of Sicilian Continue reading A Tampa, Florida, Midwife’s Deliveries — 1908-1939
After a 40-year run, the Culpeper Historical Society officially became part of history last month. Local attorney Butch Davies, who was president of the society in 1975 and remained a life member until the end, said it became clear that Continue reading Culpeper [Virginia] Historical Society is Disbanded
OZARK [Alabama] — Tucked behind history books and fiction at the Ozark-Dale County Public Library is a genealogical resource room in which residents from at least five states have traveled to find out more about their families. Through donations and Continue reading Alabama’s Ozark-Dale County Public Library Genealogy Section is Expanding
The following excerpt is from an August 6, 2010 Lansing State Journal editorial. Although the state is hurting economically, breaking up such a wonderful resource, as the Library of Michigan is, seems extreme. Their genealogy collection is one of the Continue reading Advisory Panel Recommends Against the Library of Michigan “Break-Up.”
News from Tulare, California: Volunteer Marilyn Hanson is glad the Sequoia Genealogical Society’s collection of research materials has made the cross- town trip to the new Tulare Public Library. The collection is at the end of a corridor that splits Continue reading New Tulare Public Library Now Housing Sequoia Genealogical Society’s Collection
GLENDALE [California] — Lenore Devlin traveled more than 60 miles Sunday to visit the grave of a former student at Grand View Memorial Park. “There are certain students in your life who just touch your heart,” the Los Angeles Unified Continue reading Cemetery Access Closes for Four Months During Remodeling
According to a blog posted at Dick Eastman’s site, the Dallas Public Library genealogy collection may be in trouble. Following is a teaser. Please read Dick’s full blog. This is important… The Dallas Public Library has one of the best Continue reading Dallas Public Library in Budget Troubles
The Southern California Genealogical Society now has a new reader-printer available at the library. It will be up and running by mid-July. The society really has need for two of these machines. They are now accepting donations toward the purchase Continue reading New Reader-Printer Now Available at the SCGS Library
In two years, students, historians, and anyone else curious about nearly a century of history should have 100,000 pages of Tennessee newspapers at their fingertips. The University of Tennessee at Knoxville has received a grant from the National Endowment for Continue reading Tennessee Newspapers 1836 -1922 to be Digitized and Free Online
A New FamilySearch library opens in Riverton, Utah today, replacing 24 smaller Family History Centers in the southern Salt Lake valley. Will this start a trend? Following is the news release from Paul Nauta, FamilySearch: SALT LAKE CITY — Whether Continue reading New FamilySearch Library in Riverton, Utah Opens to the Public
Thanks to blogs found at ResearchBuzz and Syracuse.com, I ran across a new database at the New Jersey State Department website that I’m sure my readers will want to know about – and just in time for Memorial Day! The Continue reading Index to New Jersey Civil War Treasury Vouchers 1861-1865
A snippet from another good article in the May 31, 2010 Deseret News: It’s hard to say where the first obituary came from. The word comes from the Medieval Latin “obitus,” which means a going down, a fall, a ruin, Continue reading Obituaries Can Tell Us a Lot… And Then Some…
This story led off in the Deseret News in Salt Lake City today. Pretty good… SALT LAKE CITY — From the trite (“gone fishin’ ” and “rest in peace”) to the cute to the sentimental to the absolutely bizarre, epitaphs on Continue reading Another Epitaph Story